CVE-2022-39022
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedU-Office Force Download function has a path traversal vulnerability. A remote attacker with general user privilege can exploit this vulnerability to download arbitrary system file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceU-Office Force Download function contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated users to manipulate file path parameters using '../' sequences to access files outside the intended directory. A remote attacker with general user privileges can exploit this to read arbitrary system files.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 20.50.7821dCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify U Office Force installationLocate the U Office Force application directory or check installed programs list on the server hosting the applicationAffected if U Office Force software is found on the system
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Check installed versionAccess the application version information through the admin interface, about page, or check version metadata in the installation directory. Compare against 20.50.7821dAffected if Installed version is 20.50.7821d or lower
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Verify user authentication is enabledConfirm that general user accounts can be created and authenticated to access the download functionAffected if Standard user authentication is configured and accessible
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Test download function for path traversalIf you have a test account, attempt to access the download function with a crafted request using '../' sequences in the file path parameter (e.g., ../../../../etc/passwd)Affected if The application returns files from outside the intended directory
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Review access logs for traversal attemptsExamine web server and application logs for patterns containing '../' or path traversal sequences in download-related requestsAffected if Historical or current logs show traversal attempts targeting sensitive system files
The environment is affected if Edetw U Office Force version 20.50.7821d or lower is installed and the download function with authenticated access is available.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation on file path parameters, using whitelist-based file access and canonicalizing paths to resolve traversal sequences before validation. Restrict file access to explicitly allowed directories.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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